A Rajasthan Royals player informed the BCCI’s anti-corruption team last month that he had been approached by a Ranji teammate with an offer of money if he followed a pre-decided pattern of play, media reports said.
The Indian Express reported that Mumbai-based RR player didn’t accept the offer from the cricketer, who is not part of the T20 league, and instead informed a senior franchise official who reported the incident to the Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU).
It was only when he spoke about the chance to make money if he followed a pre-decided pattern, that the player realised that the approach was serious.
BCCI top officials too were informed about the approach, the report said.
The revelations have come up just a day before Rajasthan Royals plays its first match against Kings XI Punjab in this IPL season.
Rajasthan Royals team was hit by the spot-fxing scandal in 2013 when three cricketers, including former Test pacer S Sreesanth were arrested.
Delhi Police who investigated the case, alleged that Amit Singh, a former RR player, had acted as a middle man between bookies and players, and also Jiju Janardhanan, a close friend of Sreesanth.
The latest revelations came after Rahul Dravid, former India captain and mentor of Rajasthan Royals, had called for exemplary punishment to tackle match fixing.
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